DA Form 759: Individual Flight Record and Flight Crew Certificate-Army (Flight Hours)

Enter the appropriate information from blocks 1 through 4 of current DA Form 759-1: Sheet No., Name, Rank and Period.

In Block 5 (DOB), enter the date of birth.

In Block 6 (ASED), enter the aviation service entry date (the date the aviator received AVIP orders).

In Branch, enter the branch of service.

In Block 8 (Component), enter the component designation, as shown in table 11-6, page 11-13.

In Block 9 (Unit), enter the unit responsible for the aircrew training program (ATP).

In Block 10 (DMOS), enter the duty military occupational specialty (MOS).

In Block 11 (Duty Position), enter the assigned duty position.

Instructions for completing DA Form 759 closeout (rated officer). In Block 12 (Operational Position), indicate if the individual is in an operational flying duty position (yes or no). If yes, place the date assigned to that position in the block. Flight Hours, Block 7 and Block 1 thru 4 are not Block 12.

Enter the specific approved Department of Defense (DOD) aircraft in which the individual is qualified to operate (regardless of whether the individual currently flies) in order by date the individual qualified, listed by mission, type, design, and series.

In Date Qual, transcribe, from the previous DA Form 759 closeout, the date the aviator qualified in the aircraft and/or NS or night goggles (NG) listed. Also, enter the date of any new qualifications and a corresponding comment in Part IV. Leave this column blank for flight simulators and aircraft designated as “Other Aircraft.”

In Last Flight, enter the date the individual completed his most recent flight in the aircraft or simulator and the NS or NVG used (information from DA Form 759-2, temporary worksheet). Leave this column blank for aircraft designated as “Other Aircraft.”

In Total Time, enter the total hours flown from line 15, column m, of each DA Form 759-1 on the line that corresponds to the aircraft flown. NS and NG totals will not be included when the total number of flight hours is calculated in Part II Section B.

Enter the total hours flown from line 18, columns a through j, of each DA Form 759-1 in the blocks that correspond to the duty position and aircraft or flight simulator flown. Ensure you carry forward aircraft and simulators from previous DA Forms 759 that were not flown during current period.

Section B is a compilation of total aircraft time and does not include flight simulator time. Blocks in Section B are updated at each closeout of the individual's flight records.

In Combat, enter the cumulative totals of combat hours flown from all DA Forms 759-1, line 16, column m. In Imminent Danger, enter the cumulative totals of imminent danger hours flown from all DA Forms 759-1, line 17, column m. (The total in each block will be updated each closeout only if that time was flown during the period covered.)

Add all military rotary-wing aircraft totals, to include RW, in Section A, column d, and enter the total in Military RW. Do not include NS, NG, or flight simulator time.

Add all military FW aircraft totals, to include FW, in Section A, column d, and enter the total in Military FW.

Transcribe the historical hours from the previous DA Form 759 closeout to Historical Hours. Block g, “Historical Hours,” is never updated and always remains the same.

Add the hours in blocks c through g and enter the total in hours and tenths of hours in Total Hours.

For Blocks 3,4,5 and 6 only enter training or evaluations that occurred during the period noted in Part 1 Block 4.

Failure of an individual to complete any portion of the ATP requires a comment in Part IV, Remarks.

In Block 1, enter flight activity category (FAC) if applicable (Note).

In Phys Exam, enter the date of the most recent flight physical. If the individual is on a one calendar month extension, use the date from the previous DA Form 759 and make the appropriate remark in Part IV. On the next closeout, annotate in Part IV when the flight physical was completed. The physical examination is an annual requirement according to AR 95-1 and is not considered part of the APART (block 6).

In Blocks 4 and 5 (Ejection Seat and Alt Chamber), enter the date of the most recent training, if applicable. In Block 7 (Primary Acft), enter the primary aircraft mission symbol, type, design, and series.

In Block 6 (APART Completed), enter the date the individual completed all APART requirements, if applicable. If the individual fails to complete the APART successfully, leave block 6 blank and enter the appropriate comment in Part IV.

For blocks 9,10,13,14, and 17, only enter training or evaluations that occurred during the period noted in Part 1, block 4.

Do not enter seat designation as FS or BS (for example AH-64D (FS) should be entered as AH-64D).

In Block 8 (RL), enter the appropriate readiness level for the individual's primary aircraft. TC 3-04.11 Chapter 8 of this manual defines RLs.

In Block 9 (Std Flt Eval), enter the date of the most recent standardization flight evaluation for the individual's primary aircraft.

In Block 10 (Inst Eval), enter the date of the most recent instrument evaluation for the individual's primary aircraft.

In Block 11 (Alternate Acft), enter the individual's alternate aircraft, if designated. (For example if the aviator's primary aircraft is RW, his or her alternate aircraft would be fixed-wing. If he or she were rated in both fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft. If not rated in both, leave blank.)

In Blocks 12 and 16 (RL), enter the appropriate readiness level for the individual's alternate aircraft and additional aircraft, if designated.

In Blocks 13 and 17 (Std Flt Eval), enter the date of the most recent standardization flight evaluation for the individual's alternate aircraft and additional aircraft, if designated.

In Block 14 (Inst Eval), enter the date of the most recent instrument evaluation for the aviator's alternate aircraft, if designated.

In Block 15 (Additional Acft), enter the individual's additional aircraft, if designated.

In Remarks, enter a historical narrative of the individual's flying status, qualifications, and proficiency if they are not stated elsewhere on the form.

If the individual's commander is not the certifying officer who authorized flight duties on DA Form 7120, the certifying officer authorizing flight duties will sign and date the closeout to certify the accuracy of the closeout data. The DA Form 759 must be digitally signed in the Centralized Aviation Flight Records System.

Commander's signature block contains name, rank, and branch only.

Enter the date as YYYYMMDD.

For Army National Guard and United States Army Reserve only, the commander's designated representative may sign the commander's block.

This individual must be under assumption of command orders to be designated the commander's representative.

If the individual is an ATP commander, the next higher commander within the chain of command must sign the flight records.

The form will not be processed without the Soldier's date of birth, and the Army requires it to be closed out during the Soldier's birth month.